Emotional Badass

Your Gut Health, Serotonin, and What Dr. Arwen Podesta Sees That Other Doctors Miss

July 5, 2026·56 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

Most people walk out of a psychiatrist's office with a prescription and not much else. Dr. Arwen Podesta works differently, looking under the hood for root cause instead of just managing symptoms. We get into the gut and brain as a power couple, why more serotonin lives in your belly than your head, the amino acids your stressed system might be starving for, and how to come off medications safely when you've been on them too long. If you've ever felt dismissed, over-medicated, or like your body knows something your prescription doesn't, this one is for you. Dr. Arwen Podesta Resources: Website: ⁠www.podestawellness.com Website: www.drarwen.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/podesta.wellness Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PodestaPsychiatry/ LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/arwen-podesta-md-8a396042 Hooked Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1457546078 Emotional Badass: WORK WITH NIKKI 1:1:⁠⁠ https://EmotionalBadass.com/coaching INTRO TO BOUNDARIES https://EmotionalBadass.com/intro THE BOUNDARIES INTENSIVE: https://EmotionalBadass.com/boundaries 30 DAYS TO PEACE: ⁠⁠https://www.EmotionalBadass.com/peace NARCISSIST ABUSE RECOVERY WORKSHOP:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://EmotionalBadass.com/narc THE FREE MORNING ROUTINE: ⁠⁠https://EmotionalBadass.com/morning PATREON: https://patreon.com/emotionalbadass WEEKLY NEWSLETTER:⁠⁠ https://EmotionalBadass.com/newsletter PATTERNSCAPES WELLNESS DECK:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://getpatternscapes.com⁠⁠ LISTEN TO THE PODCAST: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/emotional-badass/id1363543523 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/60zP5sp5hWdFFuL5CFtu5m FOLLOW US: YT:⁠⁠ https://www.youtube.com/@EmotionalBadass IG:⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/emotional.badass FB: https://www.facebook.com/emotionalbadass TIKTOK:⁠⁠ https://www.tiktok.com/@emotionalbadass Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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